Two teenagers were transported to hospital after being rescued from the frigid waters of Lake St. Clair after their jet ski capsized Sunday afternoon.

Police said the incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. The two male 18-year-olds from Lakeshore were riding a jet ski from Pike Creek to Belle River when it became disabled and eventually overturned due to high waves, according to police.

One of the teens was able to contact his father, who then contacted police.

The OPP marine unit was the first to arrive on the scene and rescued the two individuals from the water. They were both transported to hospital with a police escort, said police.

Both teens are being treated for hypothermia. Police said Sunday evening one of the teens is in temporary critical but stable condition and the other is in satisfactory condition.

Canadian Coast Guard maritime search and rescue co-ordinator Erin Pigott said the two were in the water for about a half an hour before being rescued.

Police said the water temperature is about 1 C.

Pigott said thankfully both teens were wearing life jackets.

“It was a good thing in this case that they were wearing their life jackets because that helps keep you higher out of the water so that not so much of your body is in the cold water,” said Pigott. “Very quickly in those water temperatures, you can’t function. Your hands go numb, and your whole body goes numb and you can’t even operate, so even to hold onto the Sea-Doo would have been very difficult for them.”

Pigott said even though air temperatures can get pretty warm this time of year, people need to realize the water hasn’t had a chance to warm up yet, so falling in can result in hypothermia very quickly.

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